Material Handler I PT - PM

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA•Bakersfield, CA

8d•$17 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler I receives donated goods and transports, sorts, selects, processes, prices, and displays merchandise. The role supports organizational, team, and individual goals in alignment with Goodwill’s mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities. It reports to the Retail Store Manager and has no supervisory responsibilities. The position is classified as non-exempt and part-time. The role includes opening and closing activities, donation processing, merchandise preparation for the sales floor or salvage, record keeping, housekeeping, and customer service. Employees are expected to maintain safe work conditions, follow company policies and procedures, protect donated goods and other company property, maintain confidentiality, participate in required training, and work cooperatively with coworkers, donors, customers, and staff. The job requires the ability to lift and carry up to 70 pounds.

Requirements

Minimal ability to read and write.
Ability to pick up and carry up to 70 pounds.
Ability to communicate information and respond to questions from groups, managers, employees, clients, customers, and the general public with tact, courtesy, and cooperation.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret varied instructions, and exercise judgment, resourcefulness, ingenuity, and initiative.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills for interacting with all levels of management and staff.
Ability to operate basic office equipment, including a computer, telephone, cell phone, tablet, fax machine, and copy machine.
High level of integrity and business ethics.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.

Nice To Haves

Prior customer service experience.

Responsibilities

Complete opening activities, including setting up doors and cones, preparing for truck switches, setting up water cooling stations and the donation drive-through, and moving gaylords.
Move, sort, select, tag, hang, price, and properly display merchandise, including textiles, wares, shoes, and furniture.
Receive and process donated goods, direct donors to appropriate locations, and issue receipts or printed information.
Maintain neat and legible records of daily activities, donation counts, processing counts, and other required reports.
Perform housekeeping and cleaning in the donation area, bathrooms, and throughout the interior and exterior of the store, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, and recovering garbage or other materials.
Cover coworkers’ breaks cooperatively and contribute to teamwork.
Prepare salvage items by creating boxes, sorting goods, ensuring quality resale products are not placed in salvage, and wrapping odd-sized or bulk furniture and gaylords for transportation.
Build boxed furniture for placement on the sales floor.
Learn pricing lists and help price items in accordance with company pricing policies.
Complete closing activities, including retrieving truck cones, cleaning water cooling stations, taking down the donation drive-through, moving gaylords, and recovering the sales floor.
Follow Safety and Loss Prevention policies and procedures; identify, report, and document hazards and unsafe conditions or practices.
Provide customer service and maintain a positive public image by assisting donors, helping with carry-outs, and greeting and interacting with customers.
Attend required meetings and training sessions and perform other assigned duties.
Follow Goodwill ethics, policies, procedures, goals, and mission; maintain confidentiality; safeguard company property; and work collaboratively to support organizational goals.